public treasury
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Definition
- Noun:
- A treasury for government funds: The public treasury is the institution or fund that holds and manages the money collected and spent by a government. It is the central repository for state or national financial resources.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The new infrastructure project will be funded from the public treasury.
- Transparency in how money is spent from the public treasury is essential for democracy.
- The minister proposed a tax increase to replenish the depleted public treasury.
Advanced Usage
- "to raid the public treasury": To use government funds for improper, corrupt, or unauthorized purposes.
- The corrupt officials were accused of raiding the public treasury for personal gain.
Variants and Related Words
- Treasury (n): Often used as a shorter form or as the name of the government department itself (e.g., the U.S. Treasury).
- Exchequer (n): A term, especially in British context, for the government's treasury.
- Fisc (n): A formal term for the public treasury or the state's financial resources.
- Coffers (n): Often used figuratively to mean the financial resources of an institution, including the public treasury (e.g., "the nation's coffers").
Synonyms
- Government treasury
- State coffers
- National exchequer
- Fiscal repository
Related Phrases
- Public funds: The money held in the public treasury.
- The law strictly regulates the use of public funds.
- Treasury department: The administrative branch of government that manages the public treasury.
Noun
- a treasury for government funds